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Table 1 Characteristics of the experimental fats of the short-term experiment

From: Feeding oxidized fat during pregnancy up-regulates expression of PPARα-responsive genes in the liver of rat fetuses

Treatment group

Control

Clofibrate

Oxidized fat1

Fat

SFO2

oxidized SFO2

Major fatty acids, g/100 g total fatty acids

   

   C16:0

6.1

9.1

   C18:0

3.4

5.3

   C18:1 (n-9)

32.6

38.3

   C18:2 (n-6)

56.6

44.7

Peroxidation products

   

   Peroxide value, mEq O2/kg

3.0

379

   Acid value, g KOH/kg

0.4

5.8

   Conjugated dienes, mmol/kg

< 0.1

274

   TBARS2, mmol/kg

1.1

13.1

  1. 1Prepared by heating at a temperature of 60°C for 25 d.
  2. 2Abbreviations: SFO, sunflower oil; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances.